Combined step-ladder and clothes-rack



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e. R. RICHARDSON. COMBINED STE]? LADDER AND CLOTHES RACK.

No. 411,472. Patented Sept. 24, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE R. RICHARDSON, OF EARLVILLE, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED STEP-LADDER AND CLOTHES-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,472, dated September 24, 1889.

Application filed December 18, 1888. Serial No. 293,933. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. RICHARD- SON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Earlville, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Oombined Step-Lad der and Clothes-Rack, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to an improved household article combining a step-ladder and a clothes-rack; and it consists of the combinations of parts, including their 0011- struction, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View showing my improved household article combining a stepladder and a clothes-rack. Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view thereof.

In the embodiment of my invention I employ a step-ladder A,in its general outline of ordinary construction.

D is the folding clothes-rack for holding articles or clothes. It consists of a central upright or bar D, which fits in staples or brackets d (1', applied to the top step and the one next below, of two other bars or uprights D D the lower ends of which rest against the upright side pieces or legs of the stepladder, and of cross-bars or arms D D The cross-bars or arms D D are pivoted at their inner ends to the central upright or bar D, and intermediately of their ends to the side bars or uprights D D thus rendering them readily detachable from the step-ladder and capable of folding for storage outof the way when not in use.

This invention makes a very convenient and useful article, one. very desirable especially about the house.

Having thus described my invention I claim The combination, with the step-ladder, of the clothes-rack formed of a central bar and side bars fitted to said ladder, and of crossbars pivoted at their inner ends to the central bar and intermediately of their ends to the side bars, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE R. RICHARDSON. lVitnesses:

JAMES H. DLAMATTER, OHAs. Hoss. 

